In the absence of great white sharks, copper sharks ( Carcharhinus brachyurus) are moving in to fill the vacant ecological niche. These sharks are preyed upon by great whites; with no great whites ...

The holiday season is a time of exciting activities, family get-togethers and a time away from the normal work and school ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

Our pets can now live much longer lives, yet they face an increased risk of cognitive decline similar to human dementia as they grow older.

The Moon has no real atmosphere, but Earth has, in a sense, been generously trying to share its own for billions of years.

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive species, there's the benevolent aliens come to save us from ourselves, and ...

Using the combined might of spacecraft scattered across the Solar System, scientists have built the most detailed map yet of ...

This week in science: the choice between tea or coffee could have greater consequences than you think; interstellar comet ...

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have watched our planet's seasons from space and discovered that spring ...

It's easy to see your body aging on the outside – wrinkles, dark spots, gray hair, the whole shebang – but as we grow older, ...

In mice, limited intakes of one specific essential amino acid can slow the effects of aging and even extend their lifespan, ...

A review by the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Committee strengthens the case that keeping our ...